Next weekend is the biggest advertising event of the year: the Super Bowl. The entire nation will…
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The latest ad for the Mercedes CLA sedan that was released today is kind of fun, even if it doesn't showcase too much of what the car can really do. What Mercedes would have you believe is that if you make a deal with the devil (played awesomely here by Willem Dafoe) for the CLA, then you get to date Kate Upton, perform a duet with Usher, get featured on magazine covers all over the world, and be mobbed by throngs of willing young women. Not bad for a front-wheel-drive Mercedes!

I must admit, although we have seen it already, the new CLA is a much more exciting car than what I …
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But then our intrepid young lad sees that the CLA, despite its good looks, starts at a mere $29,900, well within his buying range. (Or, let's be honest, leasing range. This is a Mercedes, after all.) He tells Willem Dafoe thanks but no thanks, and the devil goes off to do devil stuff to other people.